yellowg
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Post by yellowg on Aug 8, 2010 6:47:14 GMT
Definetely a point gained yesterday - and a clean sheet.  Now we are in the league, I feel really pleased with a point away from home. My expectations are a little lower + I do feel we will do well at home as well. This bodes well for the season ahead. Plus - Peschisolido's comments surprised me a little. They were genuinely delighted with a draw against us!!!! |
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Post by edgecam on Aug 8, 2010 7:32:18 GMT
And I think that it showed that they at times were playing for a draw. That is the reason I am slightly disappointed with only a point. We definitely had more possession but did not really create any solid chances. All though a hand full of half chances. Still a point away from home as you said not bad.
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browny
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Post by browny on Aug 8, 2010 7:55:40 GMT
Didn't really think the players thought they could win it. It was a very useful point and a decent performance against a team who were not far off the play offs and protected by a terrible referee
I came away encouraged
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Post by static on Aug 8, 2010 9:15:35 GMT
Definetely a point gained yesterday - and a clean sheet. Now we are in the league, I feel really pleased with a point away from home. My expectations are a little lower + I do feel we will do well at home as well. This bodes well for the season ahead. Plus - Peschisolido's comments surprised me a little. They were genuinely delighted with a draw against us!!!! agree with this, healthy attitude. didn't go yesterday, was there much moaning and groaning from the stands(oufc)? i ask because i think it can be a hinderence, don't think it helped us last season although i think it was always going to happen...wieght of expectation and all that |
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Post by YellowHoods on Aug 8, 2010 9:29:10 GMT
Definetely a point gained yesterday - and a clean sheet. Now we are in the league, I feel really pleased with a point away from home. My expectations are a little lower + I do feel we will do well at home as well. This bodes well for the season ahead. Plus - Peschisolido's comments surprised me a little. They were genuinely delighted with a draw against us!!!! agree with this, healthy attitude. didn't go yesterday, was there much moaning and groaning from the stands(oufc)? i ask because i think it can be a hinderence, don't think it helped us last season although i think it was always going to happen...wieght of expectation and all that No moaning that I heard. An occasional gasp at a misplaced pass, but the Oxford crowd stayed well behind the team and gave a long ovation at the end. |
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Post by Out of the gloom on Aug 8, 2010 9:33:44 GMT
Worst performance in the League for 4 years  Seriously, a good away point with encouraging displays from the debutants, especially Worley. Important that the side develops a good defensive base, then the creative types of Deering, Potter and Cole can do their thing. Attacking set-pieces need some work and Philliskirk looked a little daunted. Far too early to draw any conclusions. I’m cautiously optimistic and a bit more relaxed now that the campaign is up and running. Best performance in the League for 4 years |
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Post by dabigfella on Aug 8, 2010 9:35:21 GMT
RadOx made an excellent point when they said that over the last four season we had got used to winning the majority of our matches and that maybe we had to drop our expectations a little now that we were back in the League. Given that, an away point was a good result.
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Post by dagger on Aug 8, 2010 9:38:34 GMT
You can't read too much into the first few games of any season, let alone being in a new league.
A draw away from home is good.....at any time during the season.
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Post by Gavin Archery on Aug 8, 2010 9:41:16 GMT
You can't read too much into the first few games of any season, let alone being in a new league. A draw away from home is good.....at any time during the season. Were Sheffield Wednesday good? |
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Post by Long Live Clarkey on Aug 8, 2010 10:10:53 GMT
Encouraging start. The season only really starts back at home, as Oxford's tremendous home record will tell you, so being able to keep a clean sheet in preparation for it is very encouraging. Bury shouldn't be nearly as tough as Burton were.
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Post by YellowHoods on Aug 8, 2010 10:32:37 GMT
You can't read too much into the first few games of any season, let alone being in a new league. A draw away from home is good.....at any time during the season. Talking of old cliches .... |
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Post by dagger on Aug 8, 2010 10:32:40 GMT
You can't read too much into the first few games of any season, let alone being in a new league. A draw away from home is good.....at any time during the season. Were Sheffield Wednesday good? Better than us. They will probably go straight back up. We were very apprehensive and nervous, but we got better as the game went on. However, always felt Wednesday had another gear. Still, it was always going to be a tough start......and there will be plenty of other teams that come away from Hillsborough with a worse result than us. |
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Post by junior1 on Aug 8, 2010 10:42:06 GMT
did you go ?
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Post by yellowdog on Aug 8, 2010 15:06:44 GMT
Think a draw was a good start although I would have rather we had scored. Still a clean sheet, a point - not a bad start. Just dipping our toes in the water me thinks!
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Post by Gavin Archery on Aug 8, 2010 15:09:56 GMT
Were Sheffield Wednesday good? Better than us. They will probably go straight back up. We were very apprehensive and nervous, but we got better as the game went on. However, always felt Wednesday had another gear. Still, it was always going to be a tough start......and there will be plenty of other teams that come away from Hillsborough with a worse result than us. You mean a worse score. And yes I can see that happening. But no club is too big for league one. Leeds spent long enough there to realise that. |
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